Tripp Davis
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- Height:
- 6-3
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- Weight:
- 180
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- Hometown:
- Nashville, Tenn.
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- Position:
- G
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- Year:
- Senior
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- High School:
- Lighthouse Christian
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- Previous College:
- Tennessee State
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- gp
- 29
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- pts/g
- 13.8
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- fg %
- 45.8
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- 3pt %
- 29.3
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- ft %
- 87.3
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- reb/g
- 4.1
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- a/g
- 2.7
Bio
2021-22: Davis was Carson-Newman's leading scorer, with a 13.5 point per game average. He's scored in double digits in 21 games this season, including five of the last six to close the year. Davis has logged a quartet of 20 point games this season and has 14 for his career. Davis tallied a 23-point night at Wingate (Jan. 27) for his top scoring effort on the year. The conference's leader in steals, Davis is sixth in the country in total steals with 70 and 9th in steals per game with 2.62. Davis is in the top five for steals in a single season at Carson-Newman. Davis' 70 steals are third for a single-season all-time at C-N. Mike Morton (1971-72) is second with 79 steals. Davis has 171 steals for his career. He passed Ishmail Simmons for fourth on the all-time career steal chart at C-N with his five swipes against Coker. It would take an extended tournament run for Davis to catch third place - Ish Sanders and his 183 steals. Davis has 15 games this season with at least three steals. He became Carson-Newman's 39th 1,000-point scorer in the SAC quarterfinals against Wingate with a 13-point night. Davis has 1,039 points in his C-N playing career and 1,293 in his collegiate basketball career.
Honors:
- All-SAC Second Team
- SAC All-Tournament Team
2020-21: Davis has re-wrote the record book in his senior season. He entered rarefied air on Feb. 15 when he dropped 44 on Benedict. He tied Chris Jones and Mike Ogan for the third most points in a single game in school history. Davis scored 19 in the first half before tallying 25 after halftime. He was clutch in the final five minutes, going 8-for-8 at the charity stripe. He scored 15 points in the final 9:15 of the contest. He knocked down the second most free throws in a game that day when he went 18-of-19 from the charity stripe. He earned SAC and TSWA for that week and TSWA Player of the Week honors for the week of Jan. 25 as well. Davis averaged a team-best 13.0 points per game while shooting 50.8 percent from the field and 40 percent from three. He knocked down 81-of-97 free throws to lead the Eagles at the charity stripe. Against Mars Hill on Feb. 18, Davis joined former All-American Kyle Gribble as the only C-N players with seven steals in a game. A noted thief, Davis' 53 steals ranked sixth nationally and tops in the SAC. His 2.41 steals per game registered as the 11th most in the country. He ranked second in C-N history in single season steals per game and 15th for steals in a season. Davis led C-N in steals for 12 straight games to close the year. He has been Carson-Newman's scoring leader on five occasions with four, 20-point efforts this year. He also has 12 double-digit scoring efforts. Davis had 10 games this year with at least three steals. He used his old man springs for his first career dunk against Wingate (1/23).
Honors:
- All-SAC Honorable Mention
- SAC Player of the Week (2/22)
- TSWA Player of the Week (1/25, 2/22)
2019-20: Carson-Newman's leading scorer for 2019-20, Davis averaged 14.1 points to go along with 4.6 rebounds. He dished out 67 assissts as well to rank third on the team. Davis had an exceptional middle portion of the year. From Dec. 18 - Jan. 11 Tennessee State Transfer Tripp Davis posted five consecutive 20+ point outings against Mars Hill, Catawba, LenoirRhyne and Queens. He’s the first player to achieve that since Charles Clark scored 20 or more in six straight games to close his junior year in 2017. Davis and Clark are the only players since the turn of the century to post five more more 20+ point games in consecutive fashion. Davis averaged 23.6 a game on his string while shooting 53 percent from the field and 50 percent from three. Davis scored in double digits on 17 occasions on the year and had six games with at least 20 on the season. He topped out against Mars Hill (12/18) with a career-best 27. Davis knocked down six threes in that game, also a career high. He produced a pair of double-doubles with a 15-point, 15-rebound showing at Wingate (1/25) and an 18-point, 10-board day at No. 2 Lincoln Memorial (11/26). Davis dished out five assists on four occasions against UVa-Wise (1/22), Catawba (1/4), Tennessee Wesleyan (11/18) and Shorter (11/13).
PRIOR TO CARSON-NEWMAN: Davis turned in a stellar junior season with Tennessee State, starting 22 games and appearing in all 30 contests the Tigers played in 2018-19. He was TSU’s fifth-leading scorer, chipping in 7.8 points per game on 47 percent shooting from the field and 38 percent shooting from long range. Davis averaged 3.0 boards per game. He produced 10 double-digit scoring games and a trio of 20-point efforts in his junior year. Davis turned in a career-high 24 points on 9-of-11 shooting, including 6-of-8 from long range against Fisk. He followed that up with a 20-point game against Cal State-Northridge. He wrapped up his junior year with his final 20-point game against UT-Martin. In his first two seasons, he appeared in 23 games and averaged 0.9 points per game before his breakout junior year.
HIGH SCHOOL: In high school, Davis led Lighthouse Christian to a national championship in 2015 by winning the National Association of Christian Athletes (NACA) Tournament. He was named to the All-Midstate Second Team by The Tennessean as a senior. He is Lighthouse’s all-time leading scorer and the first person in school history with more than 2,000 career points.
PERSONAL: He is the son of Thomas and Vera Davis. After finishing his undergrad degree at Carson-Newman and has now moved on to working on his master's of business administration.
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 29 | 23 |
| Games started | 29 | 23 |
| Minutes | 901 | 725 |
| Minutes per game | 31.1 | 31.5 |
| FG | 140-306 | 116-245 |
| FG Pct | 45.8 | 47.3 |
| 3PT | 24-82 | 20-62 |
| 3PT Pct | 29.3 | 32.3 |
| FT | 96-110 | 64-74 |
| FT Pct | 87.3 | 86.5 |
| Off rebounds | 14 | 14 |
| Def rebounds | 106 | 90 |
| Total rebounds | 120 | 104 |
| Rebounds per game | 4.1 | 4.5 |
| Personal fouls | 51 | 42 |
| Disqualifications | 0 | 0 |
| Assists | 77 | 64 |
| Turnovers | 63 | 51 |
| Assist to turnover ratio | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| Steals | 80 | 62 |
| Blocks | 1 | 1 |
| Points | 400 | 316 |
| Points per game | 13.8 | 13.7 |
| Points per 40 min | 17.8 | 17.4 |
Game Log - Shooting
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | min | fg | pct | 3pt | pct | ft | pct | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13 | Lees-McRae | W, 108-75 | 1 | 21 | 7-11 | 63.6 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 17 |
| Nov 14 | King (tenn.) | L, 77-66 | 1 | 33 | 6-14 | 42.9 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 15 |
| Nov 17 | at Tusculum | L, 73-69 | 1 | 35 | 5-13 | 38.5 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 10-13 | 76.9 | 20 |
| Nov 20 | #16/7 Queens | L, 83-81 | 1 | 12 | 5-7 | 71.4 | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 10 |
| Nov 23 | Trevecca Nazarene | W, 70-67 | 1 | 35 | 1-11 | 9.1 | 0-4 | 0.0 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 4 |
| Nov 27 | RV Wingate | W, 77-68 | 1 | 31 | 5-8 | 62.5 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 13 |
| Dec 1 | Lenoir-Rhyne | W, 72-57 | 1 | 30 | 3-9 | 33.3 | 0-4 | 0.0 | 0-0 | - | 6 |
| Dec 4 | Anderson (S.C.) | W, 80-57 | 1 | 26 | 8-12 | 66.7 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 0-0 | - | 18 |
| Dec 8 | at Virginia-Wise | W, 83-64 | 1 | 27 | 5-9 | 55.6 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | - | 10 |
| Dec 11 | at Newberry | L, 55-51 | 1 | 31 | 6-13 | 46.2 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 0-0 | - | 13 |
| Dec 15 | Mars Hill | W, 86-67 | 1 | 27 | 7-12 | 58.3 | 2-5 | 40.0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 17 |
| Dec 18 | at Limestone | L, 73-71 | 1 | 25 | 2-7 | 28.6 | 0-0 | - | 6-6 | 100.0 | 10 |
| Jan 1 | Erskine | W, 72-62 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 5 | Virginia-Wise | W, 80-61 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 12 | at Catawba | W, 84-81 | 1 | 25 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 4-5 | 80.0 | 8 |
| Jan 15 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | W, 73-65 | 1 | 36 | 6-13 | 46.2 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 4-5 | 80.0 | 17 |
| Jan 17 | Coker | W, 68-48 | 1 | 32 | 7-12 | 58.3 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 4-7 | 57.1 | 19 |
| Jan 22 | at Wingate | L, 82-79 | 1 | 44 | 7-17 | 41.2 | 4-7 | 57.1 | 5-5 | 100.0 | 23 |
| Jan 24 | at Anderson (S.C.) | W, 77-60 | 1 | 39 | 5-13 | 38.5 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 0-0 | - | 12 |
| Jan 26 | at #16/18 Lincoln Memorial | L, 73-57 | 1 | 36 | 2-13 | 15.4 | 0-5 | 0.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 5 |
| Jan 29 | Newberry | W, 55-47 | 1 | 35 | 4-9 | 44.4 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 11 |
| Feb 2 | Tusculum | L, 68-67 | 1 | 36 | 6-15 | 40.0 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 0-0 | - | 13 |
| Feb 5 | at #17/11 Queens | L, 74-50 | 1 | 31 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 3-3 | 100.0 | 9 |
| Feb 12 | Catawba | W, 68-64 | 1 | 33 | 7-10 | 70.0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 7-7 | 100.0 | 21 |
| Feb 16 | at Mars Hill | W, 78-65 | 1 | 36 | 7-14 | 50.0 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 5-6 | 83.3 | 20 |
| Feb 19 | Limestone | W, 89-70 | 1 | 33 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 9 |
| Feb 23 | #7/11 Lincoln Memorial | L, 78-70 | 1 | 33 | 5-10 | 50.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 4-4 | 100.0 | 15 |
| Feb 26 | at Coker | W, 76-64 | 1 | 32 | 6-13 | 46.2 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 4-4 | 100.0 | 17 |
| Mar 2 | at Wingate | W, 65-49 | 1 | 30 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 9-9 | 100.0 | 13 |
| Mar 5 | vs. #7/9 Lincoln Memorial | W, 78-66 | 1 | 33 | 6-14 | 42.9 | 1-7 | 14.3 | 12-14 | 85.7 | 25 |
| Mar 6 | vs. #6/9 Queens | L, 69-59 | 1 | 24 | 2-7 | 28.6 | 0-3 | 0.0 | 6-6 | 100.0 | 10 |
Game Log - Ball control
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | min | off | def | reb | ast | to | stl | blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13 | Lees-McRae | W, 108-75 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | King (tenn.) | L, 77-66 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | at Tusculum | L, 73-69 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | #16/7 Queens | L, 83-81 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | Trevecca Nazarene | W, 70-67 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | RV Wingate | W, 77-68 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Dec 1 | Lenoir-Rhyne | W, 72-57 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Dec 4 | Anderson (S.C.) | W, 80-57 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Dec 8 | at Virginia-Wise | W, 83-64 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Dec 11 | at Newberry | L, 55-51 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Dec 15 | Mars Hill | W, 86-67 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Dec 18 | at Limestone | L, 73-71 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jan 1 | Erskine | W, 72-62 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 5 | Virginia-Wise | W, 80-61 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 12 | at Catawba | W, 84-81 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Jan 15 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | W, 73-65 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Jan 17 | Coker | W, 68-48 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Jan 22 | at Wingate | L, 82-79 | 1 | 44 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Jan 24 | at Anderson (S.C.) | W, 77-60 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Jan 26 | at #16/18 Lincoln Memorial | L, 73-57 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 29 | Newberry | W, 55-47 | 1 | 35 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Feb 2 | Tusculum | L, 68-67 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Feb 5 | at #17/11 Queens | L, 74-50 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Feb 12 | Catawba | W, 68-64 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 16 | at Mars Hill | W, 78-65 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 19 | Limestone | W, 89-70 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Feb 23 | #7/11 Lincoln Memorial | L, 78-70 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 26 | at Coker | W, 76-64 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Mar 2 | at Wingate | W, 65-49 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Mar 5 | vs. #7/9 Lincoln Memorial | W, 78-66 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Mar 6 | vs. #6/9 Queens | L, 69-59 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Game Log - Ball control extended
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | pf | dq | a/to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13 | Lees-McRae | W, 108-75 | 1 | 0 | - | 1.5 |
| Nov 14 | King (tenn.) | L, 77-66 | 1 | 2 | - | 1.0 |
| Nov 17 | at Tusculum | L, 73-69 | 1 | 3 | - | 0.0 |
| Nov 20 | #16/7 Queens | L, 83-81 | 1 | 0 | - | - |
| Nov 23 | Trevecca Nazarene | W, 70-67 | 1 | 0 | - | 3.0 |
| Nov 27 | RV Wingate | W, 77-68 | 1 | 2 | - | 2.5 |
| Dec 1 | Lenoir-Rhyne | W, 72-57 | 1 | 1 | - | 1.7 |
| Dec 4 | Anderson (S.C.) | W, 80-57 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Dec 8 | at Virginia-Wise | W, 83-64 | 1 | 2 | - | 1.3 |
| Dec 11 | at Newberry | L, 55-51 | 1 | 2 | - | 2.0 |
| Dec 15 | Mars Hill | W, 86-67 | 1 | 3 | - | 2.0 |
| Dec 18 | at Limestone | L, 73-71 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| Jan 1 | Erskine | W, 72-62 | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 5 | Virginia-Wise | W, 80-61 | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 12 | at Catawba | W, 84-81 | 1 | 3 | - | 0.7 |
| Jan 15 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | W, 73-65 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 |
| Jan 17 | Coker | W, 68-48 | 1 | 3 | - | 1.5 |
| Jan 22 | at Wingate | L, 82-79 | 1 | 3 | - | - |
| Jan 24 | at Anderson (S.C.) | W, 77-60 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Jan 26 | at #16/18 Lincoln Memorial | L, 73-57 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Jan 29 | Newberry | W, 55-47 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Feb 2 | Tusculum | L, 68-67 | 1 | 2 | - | 1.7 |
| Feb 5 | at #17/11 Queens | L, 74-50 | 1 | 3 | - | 0.0 |
| Feb 12 | Catawba | W, 68-64 | 1 | 1 | - | 3.0 |
| Feb 16 | at Mars Hill | W, 78-65 | 1 | 2 | - | 0.3 |
| Feb 19 | Limestone | W, 89-70 | 1 | 2 | - | 2.3 |
| Feb 23 | #7/11 Lincoln Memorial | L, 78-70 | 1 | 1 | - | 0.7 |
| Feb 26 | at Coker | W, 76-64 | 1 | 0 | - | 1.0 |
| Mar 2 | at Wingate | W, 65-49 | 1 | 1 | - | 0.7 |
| Mar 5 | vs. #7/9 Lincoln Memorial | W, 78-66 | 1 | 2 | - | 0.0 |
| Mar 6 | vs. #6/9 Queens | L, 69-59 | 1 | 4 | - | 1.5 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | min | fg | pct | 3pt | pct | ft | pct | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | 25 | 19 | 707 | 122-274 | 44.5 | 31-93 | 33.3 | 77-108 | 71.3 | 352 |
| 2020-21 | 22 | 22 | 697 | 95-187 | 50.8 | 16-40 | 40.0 | 81-97 | 83.5 | 287 |
| 2021-22 | 29 | 29 | 901 | 140-306 | 45.8 | 24-82 | 29.3 | 96-110 | 87.3 | 400 |
| Total | 76 | 70 | 2305 | 357-767 | 46.5 | 71-215 | 33.0 | 254-315 | 80.6 | 1039 |
| Statistic | gp | min/g | fg/g | 3pt/g | ft/g | ppg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||
| Total | 29 | 31.1 | 4.8-10.6 | 0.8-2.8 | 3.3-3.8 | 13.8 |
| Conference | 23 | 31.5 | 5.0-10.7 | 0.9-2.7 | 2.8-3.2 | 13.7 |
| Exhibition | - | - | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | - |
| Location | ||||||
| Home | 14 | 29.8 | 5.3-10.4 | 0.9-2.6 | 1.9-2.3 | 13.4 |
| Away | 13 | 32.8 | 4.5-10.7 | 0.8-2.7 | 3.9-4.5 | 13.6 |
| Neutral | 2 | 28.5 | 4.0-10.5 | 0.5-5.0 | 9.0-10.0 | 17.5 |
| Result | ||||||
| Wins | 18 | 31.2 | 5.1-10.2 | 0.9-2.9 | 3.3-3.8 | 14.3 |
| Losses | 11 | 30.9 | 4.5-11.1 | 0.7-2.7 | 3.4-3.7 | 13.0 |
| Month | ||||||
| November | 6 | 27.8 | 4.8-10.7 | 0.7-2.0 | 2.8-3.7 | 13.2 |
| December | 6 | 27.7 | 5.2-10.3 | 0.8-2.7 | 1.2-1.2 | 12.3 |
| January | 7 | 35.3 | 4.7-11.6 | 1.3-3.7 | 2.9-3.7 | 13.6 |
| February | 7 | 33.4 | 5.3-10.6 | 0.7-2.4 | 3.6-3.7 | 14.9 |
| March | 3 | 29.0 | 3.3-8.3 | 0.3-3.7 | 9.0-9.7 | 16.0 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | min | fg | pct | 3pt | pct | ft | pct | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||||
| Total | 29 | 29 | 901 | 140-306 | 45.8 | 24-82 | 29.3 | 96-110 | 87.3 | 400 |
| Conference | 23 | 23 | 725 | 116-245 | 47.3 | 20-62 | 32.3 | 64-74 | 86.5 | 316 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0 |
| Location | ||||||||||
| Home | 14 | 14 | 417 | 74-146 | 50.7 | 13-37 | 35.1 | 27-32 | 84.4 | 188 |
| Away | 13 | 13 | 427 | 58-139 | 41.7 | 10-35 | 28.6 | 51-58 | 87.9 | 177 |
| Neutral | 2 | 2 | 57 | 8-21 | 38.1 | 1-10 | 10.0 | 18-20 | 90.0 | 35 |
| Result | ||||||||||
| Wins | 18 | 18 | 561 | 91-184 | 49.5 | 16-52 | 30.8 | 59-69 | 85.5 | 257 |
| Losses | 11 | 11 | 340 | 49-122 | 40.2 | 8-30 | 26.7 | 37-41 | 90.2 | 143 |
| Month | ||||||||||
| November | 6 | 6 | 167 | 29-64 | 45.3 | 4-12 | 33.3 | 17-22 | 77.3 | 79 |
| December | 6 | 6 | 166 | 31-62 | 50.0 | 5-16 | 31.3 | 7-7 | 100.0 | 74 |
| January | 7 | 7 | 247 | 33-81 | 40.7 | 9-26 | 34.6 | 20-26 | 76.9 | 95 |
| February | 7 | 7 | 234 | 37-74 | 50.0 | 5-17 | 29.4 | 25-26 | 96.2 | 104 |
| March | 3 | 3 | 87 | 10-25 | 40.0 | 1-11 | 9.1 | 27-29 | 93.1 | 48 |
| Statistic | gp | min | min/g | fg/40 | 3pt/40 | pct | ft/40 | pts/40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 29 | 901 | 31.1 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 29.3 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| Conference | 23 | 725 | 31.5 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 32.3 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 14 | 417 | 29.8 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 35.1 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| Away | 13 | 427 | 32.8 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 28.6 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| Neutral | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 10.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 18 | 561 | 31.2 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 30.8 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| Losses | 11 | 340 | 30.9 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 26.7 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| Month | ||||||||
| November | 6 | 167 | 27.8 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 33.3 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| December | 6 | 166 | 27.7 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 31.3 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| January | 7 | 247 | 35.3 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 34.6 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| February | 7 | 234 | 33.4 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 29.4 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| March | 3 | 87 | 29.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 9.1 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| Statistic | gp | off/g | def/g | reb/g | ast/g | to/g | stl/g | blk/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 29 | 0.5 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 0.0 |
| Conference | 23 | 0.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 0.0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 14 | 0.4 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 0.1 |
| Away | 13 | 0.6 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 0.0 |
| Neutral | 2 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 18 | 0.5 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 0.1 |
| Losses | 11 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 0.0 |
| Month | ||||||||
| November | 6 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| December | 6 | 0.5 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 3.7 | 0.0 |
| January | 7 | 0.9 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 0.1 |
| February | 7 | 0.6 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 0.0 |
| March | 3 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | off | def | reb | ast | to | stl | blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||
| Total | 29 | 29 | 14 | 106 | 120 | 77 | 63 | 80 | 1 |
| Conference | 23 | 23 | 14 | 90 | 104 | 64 | 51 | 62 | 1 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||||||
| Home | 14 | 14 | 6 | 50 | 56 | 48 | 30 | 33 | 1 |
| Away | 13 | 13 | 8 | 50 | 58 | 26 | 29 | 37 | 0 |
| Neutral | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| Result | |||||||||
| Wins | 18 | 18 | 9 | 71 | 80 | 57 | 44 | 50 | 1 |
| Losses | 11 | 11 | 5 | 35 | 40 | 20 | 19 | 30 | 0 |
| Month | |||||||||
| November | 6 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 0 |
| December | 6 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 18 | 11 | 22 | 0 |
| January | 7 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 37 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 1 |
| February | 7 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 36 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 0 |
| March | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0 |
| Statistic | gp | off/40 | def/40 | reb/40 | ast/40 | to/40 | stl/40 | blk/40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 29 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Conference | 23 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Away | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Neutral | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 18 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Losses | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Month | ||||||||
| November | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| December | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| January | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| February | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| March | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
News mentions
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman head men’s basketball coach Chuck Benson has announced the signing of four-student athletes for the 2022-23 season.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Fifth-seeded Carson-Newman (20-11) held second-seeded and No. 9/6 Queens to a season-low 33.9 percent shooting effort, but the SAC regular season champs forced 18 Carson-Newman turnovers and used an early 12-2 scoring run to build and maintain a lead while securing a 69-59 win Sunday at Timmons Arena.
GREENVILLE, S.C. - Carson-Newman (20-10) turned in a comprehensive defensive effort and used an efficient shooting night to roll to a 78-66 win over top-seeded and seventh-ranked Lincoln Memorial (25-4) Saturday evening in the SAC semifinals at Furman’s Timmons Arena.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (19-10) will try to do something no foe has been able to do in nine years – knock top-seeded and seventh-ranked Lincoln Memorial (25-3) out of the conference tournament in the semifinal round.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – Carson-Newman junior center Bryant Thomas (Charlotte, N.C.) has been named the South Atlantic Conference's Defensive Player of the Year, the league office announced Thursday morning.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (19-10) clamped down on Wingate (21-8) defensively, limiting the Bulldogs to season lows for points and field goal percentage, and advanced to the semifinals of the South Atlantic Conference tournament with a 65-49 win Wednesday night at Cuddy Arena.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Fifth-seeded Carson-Newman (18-10) heads east to open its defense of its South Atlantic Conference tournament crown with a quarterfinal rematch from last season and a date with fourth-seeded Wingate (21-7) Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m. in Cuddy Arena.
HARTSVILLE, S.C. – Carson-Newman (18-10, 15-9 SAC) head men’s basketball coach Chuck Benson became the fourth member of C-N’s 200-win club as C-N used a late second-half surge to put away Coker (5-23, 5-19 SAC) Saturday at the DeLoach Center.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman head men’s basketball coach Chuck Benson sets his sights on a second crack at career win 200 at C-N when the Eagles travel to Hartsville, S.C. to take on Coker Saturday at 4 p.m. inside the DeLoach Center.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (17-10, 14-9 South Atlantic Conference) suffered through a 3:11 scoring drought late in the second half and seventh-ranked Lincoln Memorial (23-3, 20-3 SAC) rolled off a 9-0 run to stiff arm the Eagles 78-70 Wednesday night in Holt Fieldhouse.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (17-9, 14-8 South Atlantic Conference) rounds out the regular season in Holt Fieldhouse with a matchup with No, 8/11 Lincoln Memorial (22-3, 19-3 SAC) Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Sparked by Chuck Benson’s second technical foul of his 12-year tenure as Carson-Newman’s (17-9, 14-8 South Atlantic Conference) head coach, C-N shot 65.6 percent from the field after halftime and cruised to a bruisingly physical 89-70 win over Limestone (9-15, 7-14 SAC) on Senior Day Saturday at Holt Fieldhouse.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (16-9, 13-8 South Atlantic Conference) will look to send off EJ Bush (Oak Ridge, Tenn.), Dima Bykov (Moscow, Russia) and Tripp Davis (Nashville, Tenn.) in style in their penultimate regular season home game against Limestone (9-14, 7-13 SAC) Saturday at 4 p.m. in Holt Fieldhouse.
MARS HILL, N.C. – On a night where Carson-Newman (16-9, 13-8 South Atlantic Conference) only shot 38.5 percent from the field, the Eagles canned 27-of-32 free throws and turned in 21 second chance points to make up the difference in a 78-65 win over Mars Hill (5-18, 5-15 SAC) Wednesday at Burt Stanford Arena.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (15-9, 12-8 South Atlantic Conference) makes its penultimate road trip of the year with a short trek into the mountains to take on Mars Hill (5-17, 5-14 SAC) Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in Burt Stanford Arena.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (15-9, 12-8 South Atlantic Conference) didn’t make a basket over the final 4:03 and staved off a 12-0 Catawba (9-12, 8-11 SAC) run with two free throws to preserve a 68-64 win over the Indians Saturday at Holt Fieldhouse.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (14-9, 11-8 South Atlantic Conference) and Catawba (9-11, 8-10 SAC) have both lost back-to-back games, but will be looking to right the proverbial ship with five league games left when the teams collide Saturday at 4 p.m. in Holt Fieldhouse.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (14-8, 11-7 South Atlantic Conference) will take the conference’s top scoring defense into a major matchup with the league’s number two scoring offense and league-leading No. 17/11 Queens (19-3, 15-3 SAC) Saturday at 2 p.m. in Curry Arena.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – For the third time this season, an opposing team carved out Carson-Newman’s (14-8, 11-7 South Atlantic Conference) heart by hitting a shot in the final 10 seconds of a game.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – After five straight games against Tusculum (12-6, 12-4 South Atlantic Conference) away from Holt Fieldhouse, Carson-Newman (14-7, 11-6 SAC) at long last gets a crack at its rivals on 11-E inside its home gym after 749 days.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (14-7, 11-6 South Atlantic Conference) swatted 10 Newberry (9-9, 9-7 SAC) shots and limited the Wolves to 5-of-22 shooting after halftime in order to overcome a nine-point second half deficit and prevail 55-47 in a defensive war Saturday afternoon in Holt Fieldhouse.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (13-7, 10-6 South Atlantic Conference) will look to bounce back from its largest loss of the season and salvage a season-split with Newberry (9-8, 9-6 SAC) with a 4 p.m. tip Saturday in Holt Fieldhouse.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (13-6, 10-5 South Atlantic Conference) wraps up a three-game road swing in six days with a rivalry game with No. 18 Lincoln Memorial (14-3, 11-3 SAC) Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m. in Tex Turner Arena.
ANDERSON, S.C. – EJ Bush (Oak Ridge, Tenn.) and Nick Brenegan (Greenville, S.C.) poured in a combined 43 points and Carson-Newman (13-6, 10-5 South Atlantic Conference) outscored Anderson (9-10, 6-9 SAC) 41-18 after halftime en route to a 77-60 win over the Trojans Monday evening in the Abney Center.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (12-6, 9-5 South Atlantic Conference) will try to quickly wash the ill-taste of a three-point OT loss at Wingate Saturday with the middle game of a three-game road swing to Anderson (9-9, 6-8 SAC) for a 6 p.m. tip Monday.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The ramifications of Carson-Newman’s (12-5, 9-4 South Atlantic Conference) collision with Wingate (14-4, 10-4 SAC) will ripple throughout the South Atlantic Conference and the Southeast Region when the team’s meet Saturday at 4 p.m. in Cuddy Arena.
WINGATE, N.C. – Destin Clark tipped a ball in with 7.8 seconds left in overtime to get Wingate (15-4, 11-4 SAC) to an 82-79 overtime win over Carson-Newman (12-6, 9-5 SAC) Saturday afternoon at Cuddy Arena.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – After helping Carson-Newman to back-to-back road wins, junior guard Luke Brenegan (Greenville, S.C.) has been named the AstroTurf South Atlantic Conference Player of the Week, the league office announced Monday morning.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (12-5, 9-4 South Atlantic Conference) limited Coker (3-12, 3-9 SAC) to one made bucket over a 10-minute stretch spanning the halftime break and utilized a 14-2 run to put away the Cobras in a 68-48 win Monday afternoon in Holt Fieldhouse.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – For the first time in 422 days, Carson-Newman (11-5, 8-4 South Atlantic Conference) will match wits with Coker (3-11, 3-8 SAC) when the Cobras come to Mossy Creek for a 2 p.m. tip Monday afternoon in Holt Fieldhouse.
HICKORY, N.C. - Carson-Newman (11-5, 8-4 South Atlantic Conference) held Lenoir-Rhyne (4-12, 3-10 SAC) to just one made shot over a 12-minute period in the second half and used a 23-4 run to bury the Bears in a 73-65 win Saturday at Shuford Gym.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (10-5, 7-4 South Atlantic Conference) treks over to Hickory to continue its stretch of five of six away from home with a 4 p.m. tip Saturday from Shuford Gym against Lenoir-Rhyne (4-11, 3-9 SAC).
SALISBURY, N.C. – Luke Brenegan (Greenville, S.C.) went off for a career-high 34 points and Carson-Newman staved off a late Catawba rally for an 84-81 win over the Indians Wednesday night in Goodman Gym.
JEFFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (9-5, 6-4 South Atlantic Conference) starts a string of five out of six games away from Holt Fieldhouse with a visit to Catawba (6-7, 5-6 South Atlantic Conference) Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (9-5, 6-4 South Atlantic Conference) was down two starters, but used an overwhelming defensive effort to galivant past UVA Wise (1-13, 0-11 South Atlantic Conference) Wednesday night in Holt Fieldhouse.
GAFFNEY, S.C. – For the first time all season, an opponent shot better than 45 percent from the field. Limestone (5-6, 4-5 South Atlantic Conference) converted on 53 percent of its shots and 40 percent of its threes to hold on 73-71 over Carson-Newman (7-5, 5-4 SAC) Saturday afternoon at the Timken Center.
NEWBERRY, S.C. – Carson-Newman (6-4, 4-3 South Atlantic Conference) hoisted up open look after open look, but failed to convert far more often than not in the second half as Newberry (4-5, 4-3 SAC) erased a 15-point second half deficit to take a 55-51 win from C-N Saturday at Eleazer Arena.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (6-3, 4-2 South Atlantic Conference) earned a fifth straight victory behind a complete second-half performance and an 83-64 win at UVA Wise (0-9, 0-7 SAC) Wednesday night at the Prior Convocation Center.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman senior guard Tripp Davis (Nashville, Tenn.) will eye the 1,000-point threshold for his career when the Eagles (5-3, 3-2 South Atlantic Conference) head to UVA Wise (0-8, 0-6 SAC) Wednesday for a 7:30 p.m. tip.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (5-3, 3-2 South Atlantic Conference) had to contend with the country’s fifth-highest scoring duo when Anderson (3-5, 1-5 South Atlantic Conference) came to Holt Fieldhouse Saturday evening.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (4-3, 2-2 South Atlantic Conference) closes out a stretch of five-straight home games with a Saturday showdown against Anderson (3-4, 1-4 SAC) at 4 p.m. in Holt Fieldhouse.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – For a third straight game in the series, Carson-Newman (3-3, 2-1 South Atlantic Conference) matches wits with Lenoir-Rhyne (3-3, 2-1 SAC) in Holt Fieldhouse. The home contest tips at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (4-3, 2-2 South Atlantic Conference) limited Lenoir-Rhyne (3-4, 2-2 SAC) to 37.9 percent shooting and out-rebounded the Bears by 15 in a defensive rock fight Wednesday night at Holt Fieldhouse.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (3-3, 1-2 South Atlantic Conference) became just the second team to knock down better than 45 percent of its shots against the SAC’s top scoring defense in a 77-68 win over Wingate (4-2, 2-2 SAC) Saturday at Holt Fieldhouse.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Jamari Smith nailed a kick-out three off an offensive rebound to beat the buzzer and give No. 16/7 Queens (4-0, 2-0 SAC) an 83-81 win over Carson-Newman (1-3, 0-2 South Atlantic Conference) Saturday afternoon in Holt Fieldhouse.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (1-2, 0-1 South Atlantic Conference) and No. 16/7 Queens (3-0, 1-0 SAC) match wits Saturday at 4 p.m. from Holt Fieldhouse in a rematch of last year’s SAC title game and a matchup of the preseason one and two teams in the SAC coaches poll.
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. – In a physical contest pock-marked by a combined 48-fouls, Tusculum (1-2, 1-0 South Atlantic Conference) outrebounded C-N by eight en route to taking a 73-69 decision from the Eagles Wednesday night at Pioneer Arena.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – King (2-0) drilled long two after long two while Carson-Newman (-(1-1) suffered through two separate five-minute field goal droughts in a 77-66 King win Sunday afternoon in Holt Fieldhouse.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (1-0) and Lees-McRae (0-1) swapped turnovers on the first three possessions of the game, but then the Eagles quickly found their footing and exploded for a 16-3 run in the first five minutes of the game.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – This is the first part in a two-part series breaking down the Carson-Newman men’s basketball program’s positions for 2021-22. This feature chronicles the Eagles’ guards with assistance from sophomore Nick Brenegan.
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